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Cochin China en · NOUN

Etymology

From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony).

Meanings

1. Synonym of Cochin (“type of domestic hen”).

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Synonyms

Cochin

Cochin China en · PROPN

Etymology

From French Cochin-China; from a Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China, distinguishing it from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology and was a Portuguese colony).

Meanings

1. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context
   • Cochin-China is a French Colony. The province of Giadinh, of which Saigon is the chief port, was conquered by the Franco-Spanish fleet on the 17th February, 1859, but Lower Cochin-China (comprising the provinces of Giadinh, Bienhoa, and Mytho, and the Islands of Pulo Condor) was not definitely occupied until 1862, when it was formally surrendered by treaty; in 1867 three more provinces were conquered by the French and added to their possessions, viz., Chaudoc, Hatien, and Vinhlong. The actual boundaries of Cochin-China now are: on the North the kingdoms of Annam and Cambodia, on the East and South the China Sea, on the West the Gulf of Siam and Cambodia. 1905, “The Directory and Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, ..., &c. for the Year 1905”, in Hongkong Daily Press, page 544:
   • In their arrangements for the future government of this extensive country, it was determined that Yinyac should possess the two divisions of Chang and Don-nai; Long-niang, that of Huè, bordering on Tonquin; and the youngest brother was to be high-priest of all Cochin China. 1824, John White, A Voyage to Cochin China, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, page 88:
2. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context: ▸ Đại Việt (16th century)
3. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context: ▸ Đàng Trong (17th and 18th centuries)
4. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context: ▸ Việt Nam (19th century)
5. (historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam; used as an exonym with its meaning depending on the historical context: ▸ Nam Kỳ (1862–1949)

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Champa

Translations (12)

fr Cochinchine (historical region in Southeast Asia) · vi Nam Kì (historical region in Southeast Asia) · vi Giao Chỉ Chi Na (historical region in Southeast Asia) · ru Кохинхи́на (historical region in Southeast Asia) · haw Kokinakina (historical region in Southeast Asia) · km កូសាំងស៊ីន (historical region in Southeast Asia) · ja コーチシナ (historical region in Southeast Asia) · km កូសាំងចិន (historical region in Southeast Asia) · cmn 南圻 (historical region in Southeast Asia) · fi Kotšinkiina (historical region in Southeast Asia) · cmn 交趾支那 (historical region in Southeast Asia) · pt Cochinchina (historical region in Southeast Asia)